Thompson & Morrison named AUS 1st team all-stars

The StFX X-Women had four athletes named as AUS all-stars this week. Midfielder Teresa Morrison and Laura Thomspon were named AUS first team all-stars while forward Eugenia Renderos and midfielder Melanie Hill were named AUS second team all-stars. The X-Women will be participating in the AUS championship this wekeend taking place at Saint Mary's University in Halifax. They meet the host Saint Mary's Huskies Friday at 3:30 pm in the quarterfinal game.

2008 Women's Soccer All-Stars Announced
October 29, 2008 (HALIFAX, NS) - Atlantic University Sport is pleased to announce the 2008 women's soccer all-star teams as selected by the conference's head coaches following regular season play.

The undefeated, #2-ranked Cape Breton Capers led the way with four 2008 first team selections including 2007 all-Canadian and league MVP Kristina Weatherbie, who scored eight goals this season, giving her a school record of 44 for her five year career. Hannah Abenheimer, Caitlin Shaw and Jessica MacDermid were the other Capers selected.

Jeanette Huck of Dalhousie, the 2006 Rookie of the Year and Laura Breen of Memorial, the 2004 Rookie of the Year and this season's league scoring leader with nine goals were also selected.

2008 First Team All-Stars:
Forward - Kristina Weatherbie, Cape Breton (5th year - West Covehead, PE)
Forward - Laura Breen, Memorial (4th year - St. John's, NL)
Forward - Jeanette Huck, Dalhousie (3rd year - Halifax, NS)
Midfielder - Hannah Abenheimer, Cape Breton (4th year - Sydney, NS)
Midfielder - Malorie Harris, Memorial (4th year - Mount Pearl, NL)
Midfielder - Teresa Morrison, StFX (4th year - Halifax, NS)
Back - Caitlin Shaw, Cape Breton (3rd year - Toronto, ON)
Back - Laura Thompson, StFX (3rd year - Antigonish, NS)
Back - Anne Langley, Saint Mary's (2nd year - Halifax, NS)
Back - Andrea Murphy, Acadia (1st year - Saskatoon, SK)
Keeper - Jessica MacDermid, Cape Breton (4th year - Baddeck, NS)

The second place, #9-ranked Memorial Sea-Hawks had two players named to the second team, as did the Dalhousie Tigers, StFX X-Women and the Saint Mary's Huskies.

Memorial's Nichole Adams finished third in league scoring with seven goals while Dalhousie's Kate MacDonald is an all-star for the first time after leading her Tigers with four goals this season.

Memorial's Adams, SMU's Kelly Burgess, Dalhousie's Stephanie Collins, UNB's Isabelle Miles, StFX's Melanie Hill and Eugenia Renderos have all been all-stars previously. StFX's Renderos is a second team selection for the fourth time in four years.

2008 Second Team All-Stars:
Forward - Kate MacDonald, Dalhousie (3rd year - Elmsdale, NS)
Forward - Nichole Adams, Memorial (4th year - St. John's, NL)
Forward - Kelly Burgess, Saint Mary's (2nd year - Halifax, NS)
Forward - Eugenia Renderos, StFX (4th year - Kentville, NS)
Midfielder - Melanie Hill, StFX (4th year - Pictou, NS)
Midfielder - Isabelle Miles, UNB (4th year - Fredericton, NB)
Midfielder - Heidi Pentz, Saint Mary's (3rd year - Bedford, NS)
Back - Andrea Archibald, UPEI (1st year - Saskatoon, SK)
Back - Stephanie Collins, Dalhousie (5th year - Calgary, AB)
Back - Karine Roy, Moncton (4th year - Petit Rocher, NB)
Keeper - Janine Bursey, Memorial (5th year - St. John's, NL)

The 2008 Subway Atlantic University Sport women's soccer championship takes place October 31st - November 2nd at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, NS. The championship schedule is as follows:

Friday, October 31st
- Quarterfinal #1: Dalhousie (3) vs. UPEI (6), 1:00pm
- Quarterfinal #2: StFX (4) vs. Saint Mary's (5), 3:30pm

Saturday, November 1st
- Semifinal #1: Cape Breton (1) vs. lowest remaining seed, 1:00pm
- Semifinal #2: Memorial (2) vs. highest remaining seed, 3:30pm

Sunday, November 2nd
- Championship Game: Semifinal Winners, 2:00pm

Courtesy Atlantic University Sport